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camandrsn.bsky.social @camandrsn.bsky.social · 6d

How does a performer's interpretation of timing and dynamics affect the emotions we perceive in music?
We explore this question and more in our latest article published in QJEP:
doi.org/10.1177/1747...
@maplelab.bsky.social @michaelschutz.bsky.social
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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see ECR colleagues promoted in the #musicscience community. Best of luck to @harinlee.info!

European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music - ESCOM @escom.bsky.social · 2d

Catching up to congratulate @harinlee.info after their best student paper award presentation at #ICMPC18.

Phenomenal work for #musicscience looking into "Global similarities and diversities of melody and rhythm"!

Check out the Youtube Interview here: youtu.be/717L9IDQYGQ

Congratulating Harin Lee - Best Student Paper Award ICMPC18

YouTube video by ESCOM

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · 2d

It was a pleasure to get a quick interview with Lalit while at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo.

#musicscience #musicpsychology

European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music - ESCOM @escom.bsky.social · 2d

Looking back to a great presentation at #ICMPC18 from the best student paper runner up Lalit Mohan!

Lalit is a PhD student researching Music Cognition at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad mcgiiit.com & iiit.ac.in

Check out the interview: youtu.be/29aJNMXpIiw

Catching up with Lalit Mohan after ICMPC18

YouTube video by ESCOM

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Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · 9d

Lab member @fruzsiszucs.bsky.social has written about her recent experience going to her first international conference at musicscience.net!

#musicpsychology #earlycareerresearcher #psychology #conference #ICMPC18

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Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨NEW BLOG🚨

“Conferences, huh. What’s the point?”

@hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social @katiesvish.bsky.social & @kirtsconnor.bsky.social reflect on this conference season and why we bother going to conferences anyway.

#musicscience #ICMPC18 #blog #phdlife #phd

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Conferences, huh. What’s the point?

In this post, Hazel, Katie, and Connor highlight some reasons why you should consider attending an academic conference, supplemented by our recent experience from attending the 18th International C…

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Aug 2

2027! It is every two years :) will be co-occurring with ESCOM (which is every 3!)

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jul 31

The next one will be in Helsinki 2027!

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jul 26

Noticed a lot of new people and labs on Bluesky who attended #ICMPC18

I’ve added @co3lab.bsky.social and @smmb-lab.bsky.social to this starter pack!

Share it with people who are new to bsky! Also feel free to recommend any #musicscience related labs left out.

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Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Jul 26

@kirtsconnor.bsky.social gave a talk at #ICMPC18 on steps researchers can take to report their #measurement decisions and what questionable practices are common for the discipline #musicscience #psychometrics

Connor presenting at ICMPC18 in São Paulo

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Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Jul 26

Had a blast 💥 at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo!! Super lucky for the opportunity to disseminate our research and engage with international colleagues! 🌏🌍🌎

Some members of the lab (Hazel, Connor, Caroline, Aliya, Katie, and Fruszi) at ICMPC18

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great to be in São Paulo to present what I’ve been working on at #ICMPC18! Go check it out doi.org/10.31234/osf...

#musicscience #psychometrics #measurement

Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Jul 24

@kirtsconnor.bsky.social gave a presentation on the content validity assessment for his music-emotion episode instrument! Out now as a preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

#musicscience #psychometrics

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Henkjan Honing @musiccognition.bsky.social · Jul 18

#tunetwins will be launched this Tuesday in Sampa, Brazil at #icmpc18 @illc-uva.bsky.social @knaw-nl.bsky.social @universiteitennl.bsky.social #musicscience #cognition #psychology #iedereenismuzikaal #icmpc2025

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Hazel Aileen van der Walle @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social · Jul 5

exciting news this Saturday: another article PUBLISHED!! “Thoughtscapes” takes a deeper look people’s thought landscape while listening the range of music clips and styles in the MUSIFEAST-17 stimulus set :)) 👂💭 🎨💥🎬 doi.org/10.1177/0305...

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jun 16

#musicscience workshop #RPPW20 all about rhythm perception kicking off @coe-mmbb.bsky.social 😮

RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jun 16

Martin Hartmann is opening the #RPPW20 conference @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you for the kind words Lennie! 😎

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jun 12

Putting this on the #musicscience radar for those who may not know about this opportunity or follow @musiccognition.bsky.social!!

Henkjan Honing @musiccognition.bsky.social · Jun 12

In the upcoming ‘Music Cognition Reading Group’ we will be discussing an intriguing study by Raja Marjieh et al. ! See for more information and zoom link : musicreadinggroup.wordpress.com

Music Cognition Reading Group

Monthly discussion of music cognition research

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Hazel Aileen van der Walle @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social · Jun 8

exciting discipline-specific expansions on the way from @reproducibilitea.org…! 🔭💫 #OpenResearch

Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Jun 8

Hazel & Connor recently represented @durham-university.bsky.social for @ukrepro.bsky.social's retreat, hosted by @lselibrary.bsky.social! They presented @reproducibilitea.org's new discipline-specific resources, using their interdisciplinary perspective in #MusicScience @durhammusicdept.bsky.social

Connor (left) and Hazel (right) showing off ReproducibiliTea's reading list developments

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HigherJobz @higherjobz.bsky.social · Jun 6

Postdoctoral Position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Postdoctoral position in music cognition and concert research at Aarhus University, Denmark. Full-time role focused on interdisciplinary experimental research. Eligible candidates must hold a PhD.…

Postdoctoral Position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Postdoctoral position in music cognition and concert research at Aarhus University, Denmark. Full-time role focused on interdisciplinary experimental research. Eligible candidates must hold a PhD. Apply by 25 June 2025. Location: Aarhus, Denmark. Advance your academic career in a leading research environment.

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · May 15

#musicscience related postdoc opportunity @musicpsychshef.bsky.social

Psychology of Music @ Uni of Sheffield @musicpsychshef.bsky.social · May 15

Thinking about a postdoctoral research project in Sheffield in the area of Psychology of Music? Submit your expression of interest and benefit from feedback and training! Deadline is 2nd of June. Apply using this form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Expression of interest for postdoctoral grant application training workshop

Please use this form to indicate your interest to participate in the workshop for early career researchers organised by the Muses, Mind, Machine research centre. The workshop is held on the 30th of Ju...

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · May 13

Links to the video would be grand!

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Hazel Aileen van der Walle @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social · May 13

Super excited to launch ReproducibiliTea’s newest reading list: “Open Research… in the Arts?” 🔬🎭🎨🎷📐
Probe the boundaries of Open Research expectations across disciplines, explore data outside the sciences, discuss challenges facing empirical and practice-based arts, and more ⭐️ Get stuck in! ☕️🫖

ReproducibiliTea @reproducibilitea.org · May 13

Introducing ReproducibiliTea’s newest reading list: “Open Research… in the Arts?” curated by Hazel Aileen van der Walle @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social

Check it out at rpt-rl.netlify.app and broaden your view of Open Research.

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European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music - ESCOM @escom.bsky.social · Apr 22

Calling student members, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty in #musicscience 📣

Our Early Career Researchers’ Group (ECRG) is being established to provide support, networking, and mentorship across institutions and countries. Join up below!!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for Early-Career Researchers in ESCOM

We invite all student members, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty (or equivalent) who are beginning their journey in music psychology research to join a newly formed "Early C...

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Persefoni Tzanaki @persatz.bsky.social · Apr 25

Very grateful for this collaboration with @tuomaseerola.bsky.social and Renee Timmers, on the first empirical study examining #empathy and #synchrony in children's music-making from a bidirectional perspective.

Full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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Dr Joshua S. Bamford @js.bamford.id.au · Apr 6

Why do we teach music? While debates about funding for the arts are ongoing, it's worth reflecting on what music does for society. In this short piece, we discuss some of the predominant theories about the role of music education.
doi.org/10.57874/nsy...

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Mar 27

Recently added @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social to the #musicscience labs starter pack. If there are other labs I’ve missed let me know!

Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Dec 14

I’ve been adding groups to this starter pack for #musicscience labs as I’ve found them.

If there are any that I’ve missed drop them in the comments!

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